✍️Meet our writers⠀
@Lydia_House lives in London. This year, she wrote about "The science of sleep" and wondered if "sheet masks were overrated". Q&A.⠀
🌟What was your best lifestyle experience this year?⠀
"This year was a biggie... I got married and had the most incredible honeymoon! So, I’m afraid I’ll have to do a top 3; The Taj Mahal was breath-taking – as you’d expect. Sri Lanka is an adventure that everyone must experience, a particular highlight was Chena Huts in Yala for Safari. And of course the Maldives - where I snorkelled with fish that I didn’t even know existed and had a massage in an underwater spa. Next year has a lot to live up to!"⠀
🌱What do you do to live a more eco-conscious lifestyle?⠀
"I am a stickler for recycling. Lots of us try very hard and believe we are doing a good job with the sorting of our rubbish, however education is poor when it comes to people knowing what they can and can’t recycle. This lack of knowing means that a lot of our efforts are wasted when non recyclables are mixed in with recyclables. Companies and councils need to make it easier and clearer for people. The world wants to help but it needs to be given the right tools and education on how to do it."⠀
🙏A wish for 2019?⠀
"It’s cliché, but all I really want is health and happiness for all my family and friends and for all of us to be as kind as we possibly can be (to each other and our planet)."⠀
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It’s here! ‘The most wonderful time of the year’... December is full of social events, shopping, fabulous festivities and foodie delights, and Christmas and New Year are a time of love, joy and fun. It is incredibly easy to allow ourselves to get swept along with the commercialised hype and buzz of Christmas, rushing from one thing to another and speeding through our to-do list before the big event with a heightened sense of anticipation and excitement, but when was the last time you took 5 minutes to just breathe and really soak it all in?
Have a read of our latest blog post on staying mindful this Christmas - use the link in our bio.

| softness |
A cowl, knitted with baby alpaca, lying in the weak sun, atop a well loved linen cover, on a Wednesday afternoon.
Now the rain has hit, tapping on the tin roof, filling my soul with its presence, making the earth smell real and alive.
Both of us waiting for results. A PhD and a potential job. Warm food filling our bellies, but our minds are distracted. Needing calming. Hopefully by mid January we will know more.
Happy Wednesday.

Every day, as we step a little closer to Christmas! I adore filling my home with festive Christmas scented candles. TRÆ is my new addiction, Danish for 'tree', it captures the fresh scents of forest fir and pine.

Hey backers, check your email! Size survey has been sent out. Be sure to refer to the size chart and pick the right size. Nothing beats being comfortable in the perfect cut! 😍 THE LONG BLACK is the ultimate go to dress for everyone. Available in UK4-18, XS to 3XL.

Congratulations to @h_irada on becoming the #FashionistaOfTheDay ! Today, we have to choose a new Fashionista Of The Day. Who is it going to be? Please vote for your favourite look in comments!
The winner will be able to take part in our #FashionistaOfTheWeek contest on Saturday and will get a chance to win the $25 Visa Gift Voucher and become the Trending Fashionista on our website. 🌟If you want to take part in the contest next week - submit your looks by adding #URBIQQVotes hashtag and sign up on our website (link in bio). #UrbiqqStyle#urbiqq#urbiqqinstapod